Why the Certifying Board Continues to Require CAAHEP or ABHES ...

Why the Certifying Board Continues to Require

CAAHEP or ABHES Graduation for

Educator Eligibility for the

CMA (AAMA) Certification Examination

Donald A. Balasa, JD, MBA

Chief Executive Officer and Legal Counsel

American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA)

60th Annual Conference

September 18, 2016

Reston, Virginia

The Purpose of Credentialing

Health Care Professionals

To protect patients (and others) by

providing assurance that health care

professionals have the necessary

knowledge and competence in their field

of practice.

Components of a Good

Credentialing Program

1. A psychometrically sound examination

2. Eligibility requirements in alignment with the

purpose of the credential

3. Meaningful continuing

competency/recertification requirements

Early Decades of Medical Assisting

During the early decades of medical

assisting, the profession was more

administrative than clinical.

Essentials of an Accredited Educational Program

for Medical Assistants (1969), Council on

Medical Education of the American Medical

Association (AMA)¡ªa predecessor body of the

Committee on Allied Health Education and

Accreditation (CAHEA) and the Commission on

Accreditation of Allied Health Education

Programs (CAAHEP)¡ªrequired demonstration of

very few clinical skills and little clinical

knowledge

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